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O%27bannon Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Banáin ‘descendant of Banán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of ban ‘white’ (see Bannon).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bannon, O'banion, Concannon, Cannon, Gannon, O'connor, Mcgannon

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